Minister of Defence (Bangladesh)
| People's Republic of Bangladesh Minister of Defence | |
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| বাংলাদেশের প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রী | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style |
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| Type | Cabinet Minister |
| Status | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to |  President |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
| Term length | until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
| Formation | 18 December 1971 |
| Salary | ৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mod |
The defence minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh. The post is usually held by the Prime Minister , who also serves as the president's second-in-command of the military. The MoD exercises supreme command authority over the Bangladesh Armed Forces.[1]
Organisational structure
Parliament is constitutionally responsible for working with the president and the service chiefs in ensuring the nation's defence. In practice, however, members of Parliament have never played a significant role in either national defence planning or defence budgeting, the defence secretary does.[2]
List of Ministers, Advisers and State Ministers
- Political parties
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) Constituency |
Term of office | Designation | Ministry | |||
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) |
10 April 1971 |
15 August 1975 |
4 years, 127 days | President & Minister | Mujib I–II–III–IV | |
| 2 | 
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Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) |
21 April 1977 |
30 May 1981 |
4 years, 39 days | President | Zia | |
| 3 | .jpg)
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019) |
24 March 1982 |
6 December 1990 |
8 years, 257 days | President | Ershad | |
| 4 | 
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Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Feni-1 |
20 March 1991 |
30 March 1996 |
5 years, 10 days | Prime Minister | Khaleda I–II | |
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Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
23 June 1996 |
15 July 2001 |
5 years, 22 days | Prime Minister | Hasina I | |
| 6 |
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Khaleda Zia (born 1945) MP for Bogra-6 |
10 October 2001 |
29 October 2006 |
5 years, 19 days | Prime Minister | Khaleda III | |
| 7 | 
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Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) |
12 January 2007 |
6 January 2009 |
1 year, 360 days | Chief Adviser | Fakhruddin | |
| 8 |
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Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) MP for Gopalganj-3 |
6 January 2009 |
5 August 2024 |
15 years, 212 days | Prime Minister | Hasina II–III–IV–V | |
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Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) |
8 August 2024 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 196 days | Chief Adviser | Yunus | |
Agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence
The list of agencies and departments under the Ministry of Defence of Bangladesh are given below:[3]
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Country Studies. Federal Research Division.
- ^ "Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Advisor Of Bangladesh Interim Government: Updates". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert, eds. (1989). "Organization of the Armed Forces". Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 218.
- ^ "প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন.
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